Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - During the career of employees in Social Security, both the employer and employee pay taxes on earnings. In 2017, both the employee and the state pay 6.2  percent of the employee ’s pay. Payroll taxes are not applied to earnings above a wage limit —$127,200 in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

January 2017 State Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2017 - Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/235

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Mar 9, 2017 - The three major sources of higher special fund spending in Medi ‑Cal in 2017 ‑18 are (1)  Proposition  56 tobacco excise tax revenues dedicated to Medi ‑Cal, (2)  managed care organization tax revenues, and (3)  hospital quality assurance fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

Do Communities Adequately Plan for Housing?

Mar 8, 2017 - Alter Allocation of Local Taxes. The Legislature also could consider reallocating local government tax revenues —particularly property or sales taxes —so that these allocations better reflect population growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3605

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - BOE administers the sales and use tax (SUT) and many smaller tax and fee programs, promulgates related regulations, and adjudicates tax disputes and appeals. BOE ’s Use of Resources Background State Laws Address Board Members ’ Use of Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2017 - In this analysis, we discuss three aspects of the State Board of Equalization’s (BOE’s) budget: (1) resources redirected to board members; (2) the administration’s 2017-18 budget proposal for BOE’s major IT project; and (3) the administration’s 2017-18 budget proposals for BOE’s tobacco tax and licensing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3609

Recap: December 2016 State Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Mar 3, 2017 - Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/231

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2017 - Under the State Constitution, state tax revenues in excess of the Prop 4 (1979) state appropriations limit, or Gann Limit, must be split between taxpayer rebates and additional school spending. The Governor now proposes a new calculation methodology that creates $22 billion in additional state spending capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3596

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal

Mar 2, 2017 - Essentially, this means that appropriations from tax levies are subject to the limit. For example, revenues from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —the personal income tax, sales and use tax, and corporation tax —were included in the initial calculation of state proceeds of taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3596

February 2017 Cap-and-Trade Auction Results [EconTax Blog]

Mar 1, 2017 - Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/232